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Tammy Baldwin
@tammybaldwin· Democratic · WI· Sep 24, 2024

Mr. President, I rise today in support a woman's right to control her own body. Across the country, women have been stripped of the freedom to make their own decisions--decisions about their families, their health, and their futures…

Congressional Record · 2024-09-24
Tom Tiffany
@tomtiffany· Republican · WI· Sep 24, 2024

Mr. Chair, I rise today in support of Chairman Westerman's bipartisan Fix Our Forests Act. This bill is the culmination of the House Committee on Natural Resources' efforts this Congress to advance innovative solutions to increase the pace…

Congressional Record · 2024-09-24
Tammy Baldwin
@tammybaldwin· Democratic · WI· Sep 24, 2024

Mr. President, I am disappointed with the objection and will agree with the Senator on one point, which is that this bill does not fund abortion. The Senator referred to democratically passed laws relating to this subject, and I just…

Congressional Record · 2024-09-24
Mike Flood
@mikeflood· Republican · WI· Sep 24, 2024

Mr. Speaker, I rise to discuss Vice President Kamala Harris' housing plan. First, let's talk about the broader problem. Housing is less affordable and less available today, and it is bringing costs onto the American people. Overall…

Congressional Record · 2024-09-24
Glenn Grothman
@glenngrothman· Republican · WI· Sep 24, 2024

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding. I don't know whether the people back home realize how rare it is for a Democrat to be calling upon a Republican to speak about a bill, but it is a testament to the size of our fiscal crisis…

Congressional Record · 2024-09-24
Glenn Grothman
@glenngrothman· Republican · WI· Sep 24, 2024

I hope within the next few months, we are able to deal with this crisis and realize that you cannot be taking in 1.5 million or 2 million new people, 3 million new people every year, without fundamentally changing America.

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Glenn Grothman
@glenngrothman· Republican · WI· Sep 24, 2024

It is, to me, obvious anecdotally and from talking to my local law enforcement, that people who are here illegally are committing crimes and serious crimes--rapes, that sort of thing--which is horrific.

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Glenn Grothman
@glenngrothman· Republican · WI· Sep 24, 2024

We are in a crisis never before. To say that this is like anything we have seen under President Trump is not true.

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Glenn Grothman
@glenngrothman· Republican · WI· Sep 24, 2024

This is obviously going to permanently change America.

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Glenn Grothman
@glenngrothman· Republican · WI· Sep 24, 2024

They could continue to build the wall, which a Border Patrol agent told us is a force multiplier in the mission to secure the border.

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Glenn Grothman
@glenngrothman· Republican · WI· Sep 24, 2024

The Biden-Harris Administration's open border policies have led to the worst border crisis in American history, by a mile.

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Glenn Grothman
@glenngrothman· Republican · WI· Sep 24, 2024

The Biden-Harris Administration's refusal to secure the border and, instead, allow millions of poorly vetted aliens from all over the world to be released is not without cost, both human and economic.

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Glenn Grothman
@glenngrothman· Republican · WI· Sep 24, 2024

This crisis did not result from lack of authority. The Biden Administration has all the tools it needs to end this crisis.

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Glenn Grothman
@glenngrothman· Republican · WI· Sep 24, 2024

When I go down there, I frequently talk to the people who are in charge of debriefing or doing a health inspection on the new immigrants.

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Ron Johnson
@ronjohnson· Republican · WI· Sep 24, 2024

So certainly a solution is not more deficit spending. That would exacerbate the problem.

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Bryan Steil
@bryansteil· Republican · WI· Sep 23, 2024

Mr. Speaker, in closing, I thank my colleague, the ranking member, for his work on the bill, as well as the sponsors of this legislation. This is an opportunity for us to come together to address the rise that we have seen in anti-Semitism…

Congressional Record · 2024-09-23
Bryan Steil
@bryansteil· Republican · WI· Sep 23, 2024

Mr. Speaker, pervasive anti-Israel bias has infected our country. Anti-Semitism is on the rise and threatens the safety of all communities and institutions. Let me be clear. Anti-Semitism has no place in America. Israel is in a fight for…

Congressional Record · 2024-09-23
Bryan Steil
@bryansteil· Republican · WI· Sep 23, 2024

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on House Administration be discharged from further consideration of H. Con. Res. 127 and ask for its immediate consideration in the House. The Clerk read the title of the concurrent…

Congressional Record · 2024-09-23